Pierre Gasly leads Fernando Alonso during the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix

Pierre Gasly “extremely happy” following P9 finish in F1 Dutch Grand Prix

Pierre Gasly credits “great start” as the Frenchman takes home two valuable points for Alpine from last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Following a surprisingly strong performance during the Dutch Grand Prix, helping Alpine to close the gap to Haas in the constructors championship, Pierre Gasly was on high. An impressive turnaround from Friday saw Gasly…

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Briatore claims Alonso’s last year in F1 is likely 2026 as he “doesn’t know” about his future

Flavio Briatore has made headlines once again with comments on the future of Fernando Alonso beyond his current contract with Aston Martin, and for detailing his own return to Alpine, after a rather “turbulent” call from Renault CEO Luca de Meo. After leaving F1 following the ‘Crashgate’ scandal at the 2008 Singapore GP, Briatore made…

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Potential strikes at Viry as Alpine F1 becoming customer team infuriates employees

As Alpine continues to have another disappointing season, things continue to be fractured behind the scenes. As Bruno Famin announced his departure at Team Principal, to be replaced by Oliver Oakes, more importantly, the company called it quits with its F1 engine division in Viry-Châtillon, just on the outskirts of Paris, after 2026. As Alpine…

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Hitech GP founder Oliver Oakes joins Alpine F1 as team principal

Following speculation over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend that it could happen, Pit Debrief has learned that Oliver Oakes will become Alpine F1’s new team principal. Sources have indicated that it was officially announced to staff earlier on Tuesday. An announcement to the wider world is expected this week. At Spa last Friday, current team…

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F1 | Belgian GP | Qualifying | Verstappen fastest by almost 0.6s in qualifying, Leclerc to start on pole for Ferrari

Qualifying kicked off at Spa in very wet conditions following heavy rain that started in FP3. Q1 Championship contender Lando Norris was first out, posting a 1:58.894. However, a 1:57.411 from Piastri saw him beat his teammate by almost 1.5s, with Hülkenberg splitting them. On his first flier, a 1:56.003 from Max Verstappen put him…

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“Ayao really convinced me with his words” — Esteban Ocon explains choice to sign with Haas F1 Team

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team has completed its 2025 driver line-up with the announcement that Esteban Ocon, currently of BWT Alpine F1 Team, has been signed on a multi-year contract. This comes after weeks of speculation that the Frenchman would be joining the Kannapolis-based team, following the announcement of his departure from Alpine after the 2024…

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